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The oldest town in MA is older than the country. Here's where it is
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan refugees from England led by John Winthrop, and Massachusetts officially became a state in 1788. However, the oldest town in ...
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God, Government and Roger Williams’ Big Idea
The American part of the story began when John Winthrop led 1,000 men, women and children to plant the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. These Puritans were disgusted with what they regarded as ...
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Commentary: Why this Puritan sculpture may revolutionize your thinking about the rise of Christian nationalism
Puritans were religious fanatics — the Christian nationalists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Most know they came by the boatload from England in the early 1600s, searching for their religious ...
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People and Ideas: Early American Groups
In 1630, the Puritans set sail for America ... Arriving in New England, the Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in a town they named Boston. Life was hard, but in this stern and ...
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Harvard President Plays Hero Role in Witchcraft Trials
The Massachusetts legislature may soon write the final chapter in the strange story of a controversy which rocked the staid colony of Massachusetts Bay to its Puritan foundations more than 250 ...
PBS14y
People and Ideas: Early American Groups
In 1630, the Puritans set sail for America ... Arriving in New England, the Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in a town they named Boston. Life was hard, but in this stern and ...